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Warchief of the Lakota tribe of Native Americans (c. 1835–1905), whose mother was a Dakota related to the band of famous Chief Inkpaduta. He was among the Indian leaders who defeated George Armstrong Custer and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment at the 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn. Original 3.75 x 2.25 ticket to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, May 1–October 30, 1893, signed in pencil, "Rain in the Face." The pass is affixed to a page portraying "Sitting Bull's Hütte" inside a German-language book covering the 1893 World's Fair, annotated in ink in German: "Signature of Chief 'Rain in the Face.' He killed General Custer at the 'Little Big Horn.' My uncle met the Indian at the 1893 World Exhibition personally!" A newspaper clipping describing the chief being stabbed at Standing Rock is also affixed to the page. The ticket itself is in fine condition, with very poor signature contrast; the book's binding is worn and split, with the front cover detached.
Rain-in-the-Face signed this rare admission pass at the 1893 Columbian Exposition (World's Fair) in Chicago, Illinois. The Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux chief was a participant in one of the cultural villages on exhibition at the fair meant to represent peoples from around the world. The Indian exhibit included 'Sitting Bull's Cabin,' the actual cabin in which the Sioux chief died. A contemporary description of the Exposition said of the scene: 'Sitting Bull's Cabin was filled with a number of Indians, including Rain-in-the-Face. War dances were given daily.' Acknowledged as the grandest exhibition of the time, the 1893 World's Fair was attended by 27 million people, nearly half of the U.S. population.
Rain-in-the-Face and his band had surrendered in 1880, after which he lived on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. Shortly before his death, he allegedly stated, 'When we were conquered I remained silent, as a warrior should. Rain-in-the-Face was killed when he put down his weapons before the Great Father. His spirit was gone, then; only this poor body lived on.' He died in 1905 on the reservation after a protracted illness.
The Western Americana auction of Jochen Zeitz.
